State v. Winston’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “A defendant is entitled to know the alleged method of the commission of an offense when several means of commis sion of an offense are specified by the statute. State v. Huizar, 414 So.2d 741 (La.1982). However, a motion for a bill of particulars is not a method for a defendant to obtain the state’s evidence. La.Code Crim.P. art. 484; State v. Gray, 351 So.2d 448 (La.1977). It is a tool for a defendant to become informed about the nature and cause of the charge against him. La.Code Crim.P. art. 484; State v. Huizar, 332 So.2d 449 (La.1976). The bill of particulars may not be used to discover the details of the evidence, that is, to know “exactly how,” the state intends to prove its ease. State v. Walker, 344 So.2d 990 (La.1977). There is no formula regarding the information the State must make available. The extent to which particulars are granted depends on the nature and complexity of the case. State v. Miller, 319 So.2d 339 (La.1975). Reversible error occurs when there is a failure to provide a defendant information “of the nature and cause of the accusation against [him].” State v. Atkins, 360 So.2d 1341, 1344 (La.1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 927 , 99 S.Ct. 2041 , 60 L.Ed.2d 402 (1979).”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Fussell · 844 So. 2d 1097 - State v. Gardner